(a) Study Source 1. How useful is it as evidence for an historian studying the outbreak of the Kapp Putsch of 1920? [13] This is a primary source so it can be a useful piece of evidence for a historian studying the outbreak of the Kapp putsch. This is a primary source because it is an extract from the proclamation‚ (The Cabinet issued this proclamation calling on Germany’s workers to defeat the putsch by means of a general strike.) This was written for public consumption and the author’s reputation
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The American Civil War has caused many debates amongst a wide range of historians resulting in many different views being formed on all aspects of the War. The argument whether slavery has been overemphasised is one of great debate. Some historians like Michael F. Holt concur that the slavery issue was nearly the only reason and cause of the American civil war. Others disagree‚ Joel H. Silbey agrees that this is a reason but not the only one other ideas to need to be looked at to the cause of the
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Which of these two sources would an historian studying Kristallnacht find the more useful? Source A is a summary by the Historian Fritz Hesse. It is his account of a dinner on the evening of November 9th. Hesse wrote the account in 1954. He was a journalist who worked for the Nazis. Source A implies that Goebbels was to blame for the terrible act of Kristallnacht as he would do anything to win back Hitler’s support. But how useful is this source to a Historian? As it is a ‘summary’ it may have been
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What can historians learn about why the Spanish were successful in defeating the Aztecs? From sources of the time‚ historians can explain how Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs for various reasons. In combination these reasons allowed him to have the upper hand in the conquest of Mexico. To begin with the Aztecs had a harsh tribute system that was not popular among the people of Mexico‚ and this tribute system allowed Cortes to befriend many tribes; meaning supplies were easily
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STUDENTS’ VIEWS ON FILIPINO HISTORIANS’ ARTICLES ABOUT JOSE RIZAL AS THE NATIONAL HERO OF THE PHILIPPINES A Paper Submitted to: Dr. Minerva V. Apita In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in: Philippine History with Politics and Governance Laylo‚ Anelle Nica M. September 7‚ 2011 ABSTRACT The Filipinos have a rich archive of history‚ from the prehistoric era‚ to the Spaniards rule in the Philippines‚ followed by the Americans and the Japanese‚ followed by the Marcos regime‚ up to the present
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Historians may believe the Provisional Government was doomed because of a major problem with the provisional government which was the Dual Authority. The Provisional Government was made up of members of the old Duma that had refused to disband at the Tsars command. This meant that they were basically the same men that the Tsar had appointed before the revolution‚ so nothing had changed in that regard. Consequently‚ they had no goodwill from the public backing them up‚ so they would be judged purely
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When mathematicians‚ historians‚ and scientists say that they have explained something‚ are they using the word explain ’ in the same way? Marcel Wallace IB #001089 TOK #1(Final Draft) Word Count: We all have ways of acquiring information about the complex world in which we live. Mathematicians‚ historians‚ and scientists each have their own respective procedure of determining truths and justifying their judgments. Each uses their own Area of Knowledge to present findings and explain
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Humans often feel the fundamental oddity to find and give an explanation for everything around them. Some people would say ‘that it’s in our blood’. Others say that this characteristic separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Our ability to ‘explain’ events‚ clauses‚ ideas and items gives us the capability to contemplate occurrences to bring different areas of knowledge into a higher and ample stature. In these areas of knowledge that we acquire through the process of explanation
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Logan Falco 11/22/13 TOK Prescribed Title “the historians task is to understand the past; the human scientist‚ by contrast‚ is looking to change the future.” To what extent is this true in these areas on knowledge? Life is too short for any individual to make every mistake. We use history to learn where we come from and what the caused events of the past to happen. There must be a strong in depth understanding of what causes events such as the renaissance all the way to World War Two. Creating
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What is the most important asset of the historian: the ability to analyze evidence scientifically‚ or the ability to develop interpretations of evidence using creative imagination? The human science of history very much differs from the other human sciences studied in theory of knowledge. History is the only social science that is solely based on facts from the past while Geography‚ Psychology and others are more dependent on the future. Other areas of research like science are also solely based
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